| A | B |
|---|
| adolescence | refers to the transitory period from childhood to adulthood |
| puberty | start of adolescence; sexual maturation |
| primary sex characteristics | development of testes (males) and ovaries (females) |
| secondary sex characteristics | body hair developed in both sexes; change in voice and facial hair in males |
| sex hormones | primarily testosterone (males); estrogen (females) |
| neural networks | changes in brain due to activation between neurons |
| pruning | brain getting rid of neural networks not used |
| limbic system | the part of the brain involved in our behavioral and emotional responses |
| frontal lobe | involved in rational thinkingš¤, planning, and the abstract thought |
